First time inside

The weather for my first visit to the boat after its arrival wasn’t as nice as when it arrived.  It was about 35 degrees and there was an inch of snow on the ground.

 When I opened the hatch for the first time I was greeted with a bit of a mess.

My plan is to completely empty the boat from bow to stern, give it a good cleaning and only put back on what we need for day sailing.  Dad had always planned to take the boat to the Bahamas and had outfitted it for long term living on board and ocean travel so every nook and cranny on the boat had something in it.  Like a boy scout, he was prepared for anything that could happen.

After spending the day going through all the nooks and cranny between the “V” berth and the quarter berth, and packing them into bins to be brought home, things are starting to look ship shape.